Combined case and holder.



PATENTED NOV. 14, 1905.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. WILLIAM PAITIIETBF LONDON, ENGLAND.

COMBINED CASE AND HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14., 1905.

Application filed March 14, 1905. Serial No. 250,118.

To (ZZZ whom it 17mg concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM PAINE, a subject of the King of GreatBritain and Ireland, and a resident of 6 Dyers Buildings, Holborn,London, E. (1., England, have invented a new and useful ImprovedCombined Case and Holder, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a combined case, pouch, pocket, or thelike, and holder, chain, strap, or the like, for keys or other objectsintended to be kept on the person.

The object of the present invention is to provide a combined case andholder which will protect the pocket of the persons clothing and alsoprotect the object in question from dirt, corrosion, or otherdeterioration, and which at the same time will enable the object to beeasily and quickly withdrawn from and replaced in the case.

According to the present invention flexible means of attachment, such asa chain or strap, are employed for holding the object to be protected,and the case for containing the object is also attached to said means.

Two embodiments of the present invention are illustrated by way ofexample in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows the formof the blank out of which a case, pouch, or pocket according to thepresent invention can be made. Fig. 2 is a view of one form of acombined case and holder, the case being open. Fig. 3 is a back view ofanother form of a combined case and holder according to my invention inwhich the end of the holder extending out of the case is connected tothe pouch instead of to the clothing of the person.

The case, pocket, or pouch is constructed out of the blank shown in Fig.1, which may be of leather or any other suitable material comprising thethree parts lettered a, Z), and c. Intervening between the parts a and ba hole 0K is provided. The said hole may be reinforced by a metal edgeor eyelet 7:7, as shown in Fig. 2.

Referring now to Fig. 2, it will be seen that the part a is folded over5 and the two stitched together or otherwise secured to form a case,pocket, or pouch open at one end, which is provided with the flap c anda snapcatch, (which, as shown, consists of a schloss button or glovefastener e c,) the socket or female part c of the fastening beingattached to the flap c and the male part 6 attached to the body part aof the pouch. Any other convenient means of fastening may be employed.c' is the key-ring in the pouch.

Referring to Fig. 3, instead of using a chain a strap g is employed,which can be fastened by means of a snap-catch or schloss button 72.,similar to that shown in Fig. 2, to the back of the pouch, the flap 0being fastened in the front, as hereinbefore described with reference toFig. 2. By these means it will be seen that the case, pocket, or pouchis retained on the holder,chain, strap, or other flexible means ofattachment for the keys or other object in question, and the combineddevice provides a very ready means of getting at the keys or otherobject when required and of replacing them in the case after use, itbeing only necessary with the constructions described and shown in theaccompanying drawings to draw the chain or strap or other flexible meansof attachment back through the hole 03, (said means having beenpreviously drawn forward by the action of removing the keys or the likefrom the case,) thereby drawing the keys or the like into the case,which is then closed by means of the flap c and the snap-catch or othersuitable means.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- 1. The combination, with a key-chain, of a key-pocket having a holefor the penetration of the chain, of a flap adapted to close the pocketby overlapping same and of a snapbutton at about the middle of thelength of the pocket to secure the aforesaid flap to the latter,substantially as described and shown and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination with a key-pocket having a main opening through whichthe keys are adapted to be inserted, a flap for closing said opening,and means for fastening the flap to the key-pocket, of flexible means ofattachment secured to the keys and penetrating through a hole in thepocket, and of means for securing to the key-pocket the end of the partof the flexible means of attachment extending outside the pocket,substantially as described and shown and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name, this 14th day ofFebruary, 1905, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

WILLIAM PAINE.

Witnesses:

H. D. JAMESON, F. L. RAND.

